I know a millionaire who started out running an engraving machine personalizing belt buckles and such out of the back of his van in the 1970s. Developed that into a chain of stores over the course of 30 years.
You have a point, but I set the bar of "as fast as any human" a little lower - this thing doesn't tire, so speed over distance is acceptable. World record in the mile is 3:43, which is roughly 16 mph, four times the speed of the BigDog.
BigDog also has a 340-pound payload capacity; remove that requirement and you have both room for a more powerful engine and weight savings in the structure, hydraulics, and joints.
My impression of BigDog was that it moved at a brisk walking pace - the recovery from being kicked sideways said to me that it could at least move its legs pretty fast - "faster than a human can run" is only about 2-3 times that speed (~15-20 mph). The removal of a payload-carrying requirement most likely allows for significant weight savings in the structural parts, too, and ICE is a pretty weight-efficient power source.
Not to mention that the most effective "tort reform" (that the right loves to crow about) would be to go single-payer and thus take massive health care costs out of the realm of torts. Just imagine it - not only health insurance, but auto, disability, worker's comp, business liability insurance, and others across the board would, at a stroke, become much cheaper and put barrels of money to more productive uses in the economy.
They might end up in the same landfill, but there's no guarantee they'd get there even on the same barge. New York City has 8 million residents and generates over 36,000 tons of garbage a day. That's a lot of garbage to go through even if they thought Osama was hiding in it.
If you compare the vertical cross-section of the windmill to the height of the air column it takes energy from, plus the fact that the area behind a windmill is not magically becalmed, the short answer is "Hell No - the atmosphere is crazy energetic." The long answer involves math and equations, and can be found on the internets.
There is no navigational aid more infuriating than a AAA triptick. Who thought a map that becomes useless as soon as you make a wrong turn was a good idea?
How about "Hey, my favorite social networking service also appears to represent a sea change in the balance of power between poulations and oppressive governments! Maybe those techno-utopian fantasies from 1994 actually had some meat to them!"
Not saying I agree with that viewpoint, just that I think that's why the submitter thought it was important.
I think they mean "importantly," as in "the powers that be are recognizing the power of this tool for organizing protest, and are taking steps to counteract it rather than simply ignoring it." This is also why it's "news for nerds" rather than "geopolitics for wonks" (or "shit you really, really need to know for Egyptians," lest we gloss over the actual human element of the story).
You don't need genetic research. The parents and grandparents of most of the hawkish Israeli right fled for their lives to Israel in the 1950s from the arab countries they had lived in for generations after their property was expropriated.
As I understand it, instead of broadcasting a nice easy-to-filter 60Hz tone over giant antennas, once you add 256Mbps signal you're all of a sudden broadcasting irregular noise throughout the spectrum.
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I know a millionaire who started out running an engraving machine personalizing belt buckles and such out of the back of his van in the 1970s. Developed that into a chain of stores over the course of 30 years.
Nobody "promised" you a 40-hour week, an end to child labor, and standards for workplace safety, either. People fought and died for them.
BigDog also has a 340-pound payload capacity; remove that requirement and you have both room for a more powerful engine and weight savings in the structure, hydraulics, and joints.
My impression of BigDog was that it moved at a brisk walking pace - the recovery from being kicked sideways said to me that it could at least move its legs pretty fast - "faster than a human can run" is only about 2-3 times that speed (~15-20 mph). The removal of a payload-carrying requirement most likely allows for significant weight savings in the structural parts, too, and ICE is a pretty weight-efficient power source.
Seen the footage of the BigDog? Same company.
I'll see that and raise you The Years of Lyndon Johnson. First volume came out in 1982 and he's not even Vice-president yet.
...and the S&L deregulation went so well...
You live in New York City, and you think people doing strange things in public is legitimate cause for suspicion? Have you ever left your apartment?
..or costs. Like, um, bandwidth bills. And lawyers.
Not to mention that the most effective "tort reform" (that the right loves to crow about) would be to go single-payer and thus take massive health care costs out of the realm of torts. Just imagine it - not only health insurance, but auto, disability, worker's comp, business liability insurance, and others across the board would, at a stroke, become much cheaper and put barrels of money to more productive uses in the economy.
They might end up in the same landfill, but there's no guarantee they'd get there even on the same barge. New York City has 8 million residents and generates over 36,000 tons of garbage a day. That's a lot of garbage to go through even if they thought Osama was hiding in it.
All they'd have to do in response is turn off the elevators.
If you compare the vertical cross-section of the windmill to the height of the air column it takes energy from, plus the fact that the area behind a windmill is not magically becalmed, the short answer is "Hell No - the atmosphere is crazy energetic." The long answer involves math and equations, and can be found on the internets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parimutuel
There is no navigational aid more infuriating than a AAA triptick. Who thought a map that becomes useless as soon as you make a wrong turn was a good idea?
Not saying I agree with that viewpoint, just that I think that's why the submitter thought it was important.
www.safeware.com will sell you a policy rider covering installed software/dongles, at least in the USA.
I think they mean "importantly," as in "the powers that be are recognizing the power of this tool for organizing protest, and are taking steps to counteract it rather than simply ignoring it." This is also why it's "news for nerds" rather than "geopolitics for wonks" (or "shit you really, really need to know for Egyptians," lest we gloss over the actual human element of the story).
You don't need genetic research. The parents and grandparents of most of the hawkish Israeli right fled for their lives to Israel in the 1950s from the arab countries they had lived in for generations after their property was expropriated.
In what way does providing a link to the original material not provide a reference to the work? Maybe someday, when TinyURLgoes under, but not now.
My hosting provider is carbon neutral.
As I understand it, instead of broadcasting a nice easy-to-filter 60Hz tone over giant antennas, once you add 256Mbps signal you're all of a sudden broadcasting irregular noise throughout the spectrum.
Don't forget "Better Off Dead." Made all the more awesome because Cusack hates it.
The Black Sunday hack. Apparently not an urban legend.
This is why they say being a parent is the hardest job of all, BTW.